Today is My Day for the Dots on Dots Blog Hop!

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It is the last day of the Blog Hop!  
Wow!  Hopping around gave us all some wonderful ideas using Dots! 
A big "Thank You" to Corrie and Des from Quilt Taffy Blog and Madamn Samm from Sew We Quilt Blog.

Dots are a simple circle and I decided I wanted to create a simple block with the dots in between the dots in the block.

My block can be made in a 10 1/2 or a 12 1/2 or actually any size you would like.

I started with 2 colors of dot fabrics - a light yellow and a medium purple. It works best if you have contrast between the colors.

I roughly rotary cut a square 2 inches larger than 12 1/2".  

Then I rotary cut 3 strips from the purple - 2 inches wide.

I laid them on my yellow block at an angle, making sure I wasn't too close to a corner.

Then I carefully lifted up the strips and cut.  See the next couple photos...

Then I started sewing the strips where I cut.  See the next couple photos.

Do not stretch or pull as you are sewing.  Pins are a good idea if you pin your seams. The angle cuts are bias and may stretch a bit.

Roughly trim off the edges.

Pressed/ironed.

Ready to trim the block.  I made it quite a bit larger, but probably an inch larger would have been plenty.

You could cut it at an angle, but then you are going to have more bias edges to stretch and pull. 

 I rotary trimmed my block "straight on" instead of at an angle -- less bias fabric to work with later when assembling the quilt blocks into the quilt top.

Trimmed to 12 1/2 inch block. Well actually if you look closely -- my ruler is a 13" Square!  So I cut it at 13 inches.

You could sew border strips around each block.

If you did the strips inbetween with the yellow on the purple you could make a whole quilt with just two colors.

My finished block was simple and so very easy to make!

 This weekend I will share a table runner I created using this block.

You can make this block in any size so the possibilities are endless!

Thanks for hopping by!

I am sharing a Giveaway today of the NEW Summer Tomatoes Quilt Pattern and the NEW Summer Tomatoes Fabric Set. Tomatoes not included.

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Giveaway ends Saturday, September 29th, Midnight CST and will be announced during the following week.

Here are the links to all of the Dot on Dot Participants for today – September 21^st.

September 21st 

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Cate's Linens

From This to That

suemacseeds

Marcia's Crafty Sewing and Quilting - Me!

Ellie Quilter

 Rosemary B- that other blog

Bquiltin Studio

Nati's little things

Madame Samm

         Enjoy the Hop!

        Marcia